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Android 8 Crashes Orbi
I've been tracking down an issue where my Orbi just suddenly drops wifi and reboots. I've isolated it to be associated with an Android device running 8.0 or higher. And I've proven it turning off w...
Thread doesn't disagree with me at all. I do not have a single Oreo device in the house and can make Orbi crash with Nougat devices as can be seen a page or two back and there are others who are in the same situation. They have Android devices that are pre-Oreo and waking them up from sleep crashes Orbi. Have you bothered reading the thread ?
Going strong at 24 hours with no reboormts since applying the January patch to my Pixel 2. It may have nothing to do with Oreo. It may simply fix an underlying issue that didn't pop up until a recent under the hood update from Google, such as an update to Google Play Services. It could also be caused by an app that we all have in common. Either way, I am starting to get warm fuzzies about my Orbi again.
Agreed - as the battle rages on, the January patch does indeed seem to have addressed whatever the cause of the crash was.
- So with Android, if we don't have a pixel, or Nexus, I assume we are at the mercy of the carriers to roll out the security patch?
vreynolds wrote:
So with Android, if we don't have a pixel, or Nexus, I assume we are at the mercy of the carriers to roll out the security patch?That's always been the rub with Android - a zillion different vendors with a zillion different versions all choosing to update (or not) however they see fit. The joy of open source software! :)
Keep us updated on the status of the Janurary patches if you can. I still have december so not going to put to test yet.
Cheers!
It was too good to be true.
My Pixel 2 XL on the January patch just rebooted Orbi. *sigh*
Out of our curiosity, I set up my Orbi in AP mode with my Eero serving as the router to see if the January patch had fixed the issue. Nope. Still reboots after waking my phone from a long sleep.
I'm out. Eero is going to be my final solution. I wouldn't even feel good about reselling or gifting my 3 Orbis.
- Has anyone else tried wired backhaul (single satellite direct (no switch))? As I posted early on in this thread, I don't have the reboots when my Satellite is connected to do wired backhaul.
Pixel 2 on December Updates
Orbi on latest firmware 2.1.1.16 - Here's something new for me: no reboots on the main router for over 3 days but the single satellite is rebooting daily, sometimes more that once. I don't know what's changed... Other than I added more devices such as an Nvidia Shield. The satellite reboots are less problematic but still...
I tried wiring the router and the satellite directly and had a reboot occur in a short enough period of time that it didn't seem to help my situation
Okay...Add me to the list.
First thing did this morning (I live in Europe) was to pick up my phone (OnePlus 5T with Oxygen OS 4.7.6 Android 7.1.1 and December patching) and immediately the RBR05 with latest beta 2.1.2.10 rebooted. Already had this 3 or 4 times with 2.1.1.16 but wasn't sure about the trigger until I read this topic.
I'm using Orbi system in AP mode, fixed Wifi channels (1 & 36), Daisychain ON but other wireless options disactivated (Beamforming, MU-MIMO, Fast roaming).
Issue does not seem related to Android O but maybe with latest patched Android version.
I hope this will help troubleshooting.
- I have the Netgear Nighthawk r7000. Is there anything I can do with it? Can I use it in bridge mode or AP mode and just turn off the satellite until Netgear gets their act together? Anyone know if it fixes the reboots? I could use the r7000 by itself, but it just didn't have the range for all of my devices.
vreynolds wrote:
I have the Netgear Nighthawk r7000. Is there anything I can do with it? Can I use it in bridge mode or AP mode and just turn off the satellite until Netgear gets their act together? Anyone know if it fixes the reboots? I could use the r7000 by itself, but it just didn't have the range for all of my devices.Maybe? However, people in the Pixel forum are reporting reboot issues with R7000s as well (along with lots of other routers from other manufacturers). Problem isn't exclusive or Orbi. Can't hurt to try, though.
- I switched back to my R7000 and it has been fine. It is behind 2 or 3 firmware updates. My Orbi would reboot 20+ times a day. I have had none with a week back on the R7000. I returned my Orbi. I would flash some older firmware on the R7000 if it is rebooting and see if it goes away.